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wheeler:
hi im one member of one of the teams that have been chosen to appear on this program
idears only and advise
i have to build a water powered car
min 3 wheeles
your allowed engine pumps etc but the final drive must be powered by water
like turbine water wheel etc
how cool
thanks

Disco Matt:
It sounds as though you will need a (literal) hydraulic transmission. Wiki has an entry for them:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_converter

The alternative would be to have one pump driven by the engine, the water moved by this turning a second pump which turns the wheels. I'm not sure if it could be made to work though!

glaggs:
Water under pressure to make a water Jet engin?

wheeler:
i was thinking of making a trike  it has to carry 1- 3 team members at any one time
and i think weight will be a issue as we have to carry the water on bord
i like big engines to

Disco Matt:
I'm not sure how scripted it is (I've noticed they always seem to have relevant scrap in the yard), but it'd probably be best to have a number of ideas that you can pick and choose from. Otherwise you might get there and find that a vital piece of your idea isn't available and couldn't be fabricated in time!

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